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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Cropping, resizing, retouching, and transforming photos
Last updated 7/26/2011
The Editor is now in Guided Edit mode with the Photomerge Scene Cleaner Guided Edit panel containing tools and
directions.
3 Select the best photo and then drag it from the Project Bin to the Final window.
This photo becomes the base image for the final photo.
4 Click a photo in the Project Bin (color-coded to help you keep track).
It appears in the Source window.
5 Do any of the following to add or remove areas from the Final window:
• To remove an area, use the Pencil tool to mark the area in the Final window.
• To add an area to the Final window, use the Pencil tool to mark the area in the Source window.
• To fine-tune the final image, use the Pencil tool to add additional content or the Eraser tool to remove content.
6 (Optional) Select one of the following:
Show Strokes Shows your Pencil strokes in the source image.
Show Regions Reveals the selected regions in the final image.
7 (Optional) If there’s a problem with the photos aligning properly, click the Advanced Options arrow to access the
following:
Alignment Tool Corrects the alignment of the multiple photos. Click the Alignment Tool to place three markers
in the source image and three markers in the final image. Drag markers to similar areas in each photo, and then click
Align Photos.
Note: Photomerge Scene Cleaner uses auto alignment. Use the Alignment Tool only be if the automatic alignment doesn’t
produce the result you want.
Pixel Blending Blends pixels using different options. Experiment to see whether this option improves the photo or not.
8 (Optional) Select other photos in the Project Bin for use in the Source window and repeat step 5.
9 Click Reset to start the process over, Done to complete the Photomerge Scene Cleaner, or Cancel to close the
Photomerge Scene Cleaner.
Photomerge Scene Cleaner
A. Dragging a photo to the Final window B. Using the Pencil tool to mark the area to be replaced in the Final window C. Result in the Final
window
BCA
